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WALTER E. CRANE, oE EL PAso, -TEXAs',f Ass'ICNoR To THE PCLTQARD- ALLTNCr MANUFACTURING COMPANY, CE NEW YORK, N. Y., A CCR-y PORATION OF JERSEY. p i' v.i ENG HAVING-MCH NE;I

SPEGIEICATLION 'forming partof Letters Patent No. F203,719, dated July 1, 1902.

Application nea october 27,1900. santini.. 34.520. di@ noaei.)

To all whom t may concern:

Be it knownthat 1, WALTER E. CRANE, a citizen-of the United- States, residing in El Paso, in the county of El Paso and Statel of" Texas, have invented certain new and usefulv production of a machine for*accurately--fo-rml ing in each space of a blank of the kind mentioned or other suitable blanks a design of the desired kind and to accomplish this action.

with rapidity, accuracy, and certainty.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a machine embodying myinvention. of thevsame. section taken on line o. a, Fig; 1, looking toward the right. Fig.` fl isl a transverse section on line b l), Fig. 1, looking Vin the direction of the arrow. Fig. 5 isa transversesection on line o c, Fig. 1, looking downward,` the tool-driving wheel being omitted. 6 is a Vertical longitudinal section of one of the tool-spindles, taken on line 6,6', Fig`. 5,l

looking toward the right. Fig. 7 is a detail, partially in section, hereinafter mentioned.` Fig. Spis'a detail, partlyin section, the-'latter being taken on line d d, Fig. 2, looking inthe.

directionv ofthe arrow. Fi'gf)I is a sectio'non line e e, Fig. 3, looking in the direction oftheV4 arrow.V Fig. 10 is a side elevation of a shoe' adjustably fitted ona vertical standard of the machine and adapted yieldingly to sustain one end of the rod by which the pattern-following device is carried. Fig. 11 is a plan View of said shoe, the standard and rodbeing shown by dotted lines. Fig. 12 is a perspective view of a form of blank upon which the Fig. 2 is a front` View; Fig. 3 is a longitudinal vertical,v

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machine is adapted to operate. Fig. 13 is a section of the hollow shaft and parts therein on line no, Fig. 3; and Fig. 14 isa plan view of .one of the interchangeable patterns.

Referringto the accompanying drawings,in

vwhich like characters designate similar parts throughout the several views, the framework of the machine is designated generally by the numeral 2O and may be of any conventional construction, that represented being a vertical tubular post or pillar having a flanged base and a top extension 202, constituting a support for an adjustable shoe or slide, hereinafter mentioned.

Intermediate its ends frame 2O is provided with a 'ange 21, carrying a bed-plate 22, in which is fitted a slide 23], to which a pattern or design 2,4of,theleharacter.itis-desired to reprod uce isfremovablyiitted. `fl`hese patterns are removable,"and a'slide carrying a pattern or design of any desired kind may readily be insertedin the guideway 23. Lo-

-cated intermediate the frame is a movable platen 25, recessedv on its under side at and having an opening 252 tol receive the Y orf-tion 203 of said vframe,.and adjacent to part 2O3 the frame is provided with a channeled, preferably cylindrical, portion 26, in which'is fitted-for partial rotative andreciprocative movements a tube" oir-hollow shaft A27, having near each end a gear-quadrant ...tosupport it at two points', said shaft having alsoa groove 29, iu which is mounted one end of a gib 30, attached to the platen, said gib' serving to prevent longitudinal movement of the platen independently'j of the 'shaft'. At one extremity theplaten has a depen'dingportion 3l, offset atV 32 toirece'ive a blank-supporting table e313,whichmaybe of anygd'esi'red form and the' position of which jn`1'a`y be adjusted on the oifset 32 both horizontally and vertically by screws or otherl suitable devices 34 and 35. (See Figs. 4 and 7.) In the form shown this table is provided with a screw-rod 36, to which may be fitted a'hollow type-Wheel blank 36', Fig. 12, having at the larger end a spaced-off rim 36", in each space of which the desired design, letter, or character may be formed. In Figs. 1 and 2 a blank of this kind is shown in position upon rod 3G, it being held thereon by any suitable device, such as a wrench 37, fitting into a squared portion or groove 363 of the rod and serving to turn the same and clamp the blank between the table and said wrench. Rod 3G is shown located at an angle to the platen, and the latter has adepending forwardly-inclined apron against which the rim portion 3G" of the blank is supported and held in proper position to be operated on by the tool or tools hereinafter described.

Depending from the platen and passing through openings in the portion 21 of the frame are rods 39, spring-actuated in one direction in some suitable manner-for instance, by coiled springs 40 40', located between abutments or nuts 402 413 on the rods and the bottom of part 21 of the frame normally to retain the platen in its lowest position, but yet permitting a slight upward movement thereof under the control of meehanisrn hereinafter set forth.

A depending tubular leg 32' is formed on or attached to the offset portion 32 of platen 25, and in this leg is fitted one extremity of a rod 4l, having rounded, preferably ballshaped, ends 41' 412, the rounded lower part of said rod being mounted in a socket 43 ofa lever 44, having a slot 45, through which a pin or bolt 46 passes for pivotally and loosely connecting said lever to brackets 21', depending from the flanged portion 21 of the frame. At its other end rod 44 is provided with a rounded or ball-shaped tip 44', which is re-' ceived in a socket 47 of an adjustable connector (designated generally by 48) composed of two sections 4S' 482, in the latter of which socket 47 is formed. This connector may be adjusted in anydesired manner, butfor illustration of a convenient means of adjustment section 48' overlaps the other section 482, and said section 48' is provided with a series of perforations or slots 48:,through which screws 484, entering openings 4S5 with threaded walls in section 482, maybe passed.

At its upper end connector 4S is equipped with a rounded or bail-shaped portion 49, fitting in a socket 50 on a chuck-sleeve 51, in the chuck 52 of which is secured a two-part follower consisting of a lower portion 53, having a tip 54, shown, preferably, of conical form, which cooperates with the pattern 24, mounted on removable slide 23 of bed-plate 22, and an upper supporting portion 55, upon which the lower portion or follower proper is mounted to reciprocate, which is held by chucks 5G and 57, projecting from a sleeve 56', held in the eye 58 of a U-shaped or twoarmed swivel 59, having conical bearingpoints 00 6l, received in ball-bearing sockets 62 (i3 of a sleeve 64, mounted on a spindle G5, adjustably secured to a connection 70, shown as a level', hereinafter described. Sleeve 64 is formed at each end with a ball-raceway 64' 642, cooperating with a iiange 66 and with an adjustable thimble G7 on bolt 65, the latter being shown equipped with nuts G8 69, respectively, at its opposite ends, and this spindle may be adjustably secured at any desired point in a longitudinal slot of the connection or lever 70, the latter being provided with a thick lower end slotted at 702 and pivoted at 703 between the arms of a collar 7l, secured to an end of the tube or shaft 27, which, as before stated, is connected with the platen 25 and is mounted for rocking and reciprocatory movements in a bearing in the frame. Adjustably attached to the lever 70, as by a slot-and-bolt connection 71' or in any other suitable way, is a connecting portion 72, having a socket in which is fitted the ball or rounded tip 73 of a rod 74, passing loosely through the hollow shaft 27, and surrounding this rod is a sleeve 75, having rounded ends, the outer end of which is adapted t0 bear against the lever 70 at the edges of the socketin connection 72, and the inner end of which is adapted to be received in a socket 7G, carried by a stud 77, mounted on the frame and having a stem passing through a slot in one side of said shaft. (See Figs. 3 and 13.) Said sleeve 75 thus being interposed between the lever 70 and its fixed center serves to retain the lever from approaching its said center. At its rear portion said rod 74 is surrounded by a coiled spring 78, which bears against the stud 77 at one end and against the face of an adjustable nut 79 at its opposite end, said nut engaginga screwthread of the rod and serving to adjust the tension ot' the spring. The rounded end of rod 74 serves as a fulcruin for the lever 70, so

that when the upper end of the latter is moved toward and from the frame of the machine the lower end, through the connection 705, reciprocates the hollow shaft 27 in its bearing in the frame and moves the platen with it, or whenever lever 70 is moved in a plane at right angles to that just mentioned the lever swings laterally about the same fulcrum and through the connection 703 rotates the shaft 27, which through the gearing 272 2S' rotates the platen. For any movement of the lever between the two planes a compound movement will of course be imparted to the hollow shaft and platen. The spring "78 renders the fulcrum of the lever a yielding one and permits free play and less friction between the end of the sleeve 75 and the socket 76.

As will readily appear by the connections thus far described, the platen will be caused to traverse a path conforming to that of the pattern 24 and will have the necessary Inovements imparted thereto to reproduce the design or form.

At its upper end the rod 55 is fitted in a chuck-sleeve 55', said sleeve having a ballshaped end 552, received in a socket 80, of considerable length, carried by a slide 81, adjustably fitted to the standard 202, said slide being secu red to said standard in any suitable IIO Way, that shown being a split connection, by which the ways of the slide are adapted to be compressed upon the standard by a bolt and nuts'82. (See Fig.l11.) To retain the ballshaped tip 552 of chuck-sleeve 55' in the socket 80, a spring connection may be employed, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 11, said connection consisting of a leaf-spring 83, an arm 84 of which is secured to the slide or bracket 81 by a bolt 85. Projecting from the ball or rounded end 552 of sleeve 55 is an arm 553, which is received withina loop 83 of spring 83, the walls of which loop serve to limit the swinging movement of said sleeve 55 and the parts connected therewith.

Mounted in bearings 86 and 87 at the top of the frame is a shaft 88, having a pulley 89, to which a belt for rotating said shaft may be applied, and at one end this shaft carries a large wheel or disk 90, having a friction-surface 90. Journaled for swinging movement on a stud or pin 91 of the frame is a head 92, chambered out to receive the spindles 93 and l 94 for carrying the cutting or graving tools by which a design is formed upon the cylindrical blank shown or other object. These spindles are equipped with ordinary chucks 95 and 96 for holding the cutting or graving tools 97 and 98 therein, and each spindle is provided with a friction-pulley 99, which may be thrown into contact with the driving-surface of wheel 90.

At each side the head 92 is provided with a detent 92 and 922 for coperating with latches 100 and 101, suitably pivoted to the frame, and for disconnecting either of these latches when required' a lever 102, having a handgrasp 102', is shown pivoted in an opening of the frame and extending through said frame to a convenient point on the exterior thereof. Also secured to the frame are springs 103 and 104, one of which is compressed when the head is swung to throw a pulley carried by an spindle thereof into contact with the wheel 90, as shown in Figs. 1 and 5, and the other of which is compressed when the pulley on the other spindle carried by the head is thrown.

into contact with said wheel. (See Fig. 5.) When the latch holding the head in position for one of the spindles to be driven is released, the spring in engagement With said head at this time immediately throws the head away from the wheel, thereby disengaging the pulley therefrom. AS illustrated, two chuckspindles, one carrying a tool for roughing out the design to be reproduced and the other a tool for nishing the same, are shown and described; but my invention is not limited to this arrangement, as either one or a numberl of chuck-spindles may be carried by said head without departure therefrom. Furthermore, my invention is not limited to the arrangement of tool-spindles described and of gearing for driving the same, for this construction may be variously modified and still be within the purview thereof.

' My invention operates as follows: A slide 23, carrying the desired design 24 to-be reproduced upon the blank-for instance, the letter S (shown in Fig. 4)-is inserted in the guideway in bed-plate 22, and the follower 53, carrying tip 54, is swung by hand into position to coperate therewith. As this tip is forced downward the sleeve 51, to which it is connected, will carry with it the connector 48, which will depress the free end of pivoted lever 44, the stroke of which is limited by the adjustable stop 110, and through the rod 41 raise the platen 25, rocking it upon the quadrants 27' 272, and cause the roughingout tool carried by head 92 to enter the blank on said platen to the desired depth. After this action has taken place the tip is caused to follow the contour of the design, and in tracing the curved outlines thereof the rod 55 will be swung on ball 552 in socket 80 and cause the swivel 59, in which said rod is mounted, to conform to this movement, thereby operating the connection 70 and rocking the cylinder 27, the gear-quadrants 27 and 272 of which impart a back-and-forth movement to the platen. When the follower approaches another part of the design' and is moved back and forth on its connection 552 in socket in another direction, it will through the universal connections attached to the swivel 59 and other connections described cause the cylinder 27, and therefore the platen, to be reciprocated to conform to this movement. ter, or design 0f any desired contour may readily be reproduced upon the blank or other article carried by the platen, and the scale of reproduction may be varied as desired by the adjustments specified. In other words, by the universal and yielding connections described the platen and blank thereof are made to conform in movements exactly to and follow the contour of the design. After the design has been roughed out on the blank lever 102 is manipulated to release the catch holding the cutter-head while the roughingout tool is operating, and spring 104 will then throw head 92 to a position to carry the pulley on the spindle 95 out of engagement with the driving-gear 90, when the pulley on the spindle 96, carrying finishing-tool 98, may be brought into engagement with the drivving-gear, and the follower and its tip will then again be caused to retrace the design, and said tool will complete and finish the same. After one design has been formed on the spaced-off blank said blank is manipulated to bring another portion thereof into position to have a new design formed thereon. A slide carrying the desired new design is placed in position, and the operations above set forth are repeated. In this way any desired design may be reproduced upon a blank, and the machine is adapted for a wide range of utility, for by the employment of interchangeable patterns it will readily be seen In this way a character, let- IOO IIO

that the scope of the invention is unlimited and that one form or another form may be reproduced at will.

Vhile manually-actuated means are shown for causing the various movements of the platen, these movements may be imparted thereto automatically, if desired, and the invention is not limited to the devices described.

While a roughing-out c utter and a finishing-cutter are preferably employed for forming the design upon the blank, the invention is not limited to such cutters, fora single cutter may be employed with good results and still be within the scope thereof. So, too, the platen and blank may be held stationary and the cutter be caused to follow the outline of the design, if desired.

Many changes may be made in the details of the mechanism described, and the invention is not limited to the precise construction shown and described.

Having described my invention, I claiml. The combination, with a platen for supporting the work and a tool for forming a design or. said work,of a two-part member adapted to follow a pattern, both of said parts swinging about a point in the axis of one of them, and separate connections between both parts of the following memberand one of the elements cooperating with the work.

2. The combination, with a platen forsupporting the work, and a tool for forming a design on said work,of a two-part member adapted to follow a pattern, one part of said member being held in position to swing about a point in its axis, and separate connections between both parts of the following member and one of the elements cooperating with the work.

3. The combination, with a platen for supporting the work, and a tool for forming a design on said work,ofa two-part member adapted to follow a pattern, one of said parts being held in position to swing, and the other of said parts being freely slidable relatively thereto, separate connections between both parts of the following member and one of the elements cooperating with the work.

4. The combination, with a platen for supporting the work, and a tool for forming a design on said work,of a two-part member adapted to follow a pattern, one of said parts sliding within the other, and separate connections between both parts of the following member-'and one of the elements cooperating with the work.

5. The combination with a platen for supporting the work and a tool for forming a design on said work,of a two-part member adapted to follow a pattern; and independent connections between both parts of the following member and one of the elements cooperating with the work, one of which connections is adjustable and the adjustment of which is eifective upon one of the parts only of the following member.

6. The combination, with a platen for supporting the work, and a tool for forming a design on said work,of a two-part member adapted to follow a pattern, and separate connections between both parts of the following member and one of the elements cooperating with the work, one of which connections is adjustable as to length.

7. The combination, with a platen forsupporting the work, and a tool for forming a design on said work,of a two-pa rt member-swinging about a point in its axis and adapted to follow a pattern, and separate connections between both parts of the following member and the platen.

8. The combination, with a tool and a pattern-follower, of a platen, devices contacting therewith for imparting by the patternfollower rectilinear universal movements through the platen to the work it carries, and means for yieldingly holding the platen on said devices.

9. The combination, with a tool and a pattern-follower, of a platen, a device for supporting the platen and imparting to it movements in aplane, and a device contacting with the platen for changing said plane.

l0. The combination, with a tool and a pattern-follower, of a platen, a shaft for supporting the platen and imparting to it movements in a plane, and a rod contacting with the platen for changing said plane.

1l. The combination, with a tool and a pattern-follower, of a platen, a longitudinallymovable shaft actuated by the pattern-follower and geared to the platen forimparting to it movements in a plane.

12. The combination, with a tool and a pattern-follower, of a platen, a longitudinallymovable shaft geared thereto for imparting to it movements in a plane, and a device for changing said plane.

13. The combination, with a platen, of a pattern; a sliding and swinging follower having a socket; a connector havinga ball at one end, fitted into said socket and at its opposite end provided with a corresponding socket; a lever having a ball fitted into the socket of said connector; and means for universally connecting said lever with the platen.

14. The combination, with a platen, of a pattern; a follower; a lever connecting the follower and platen; and a normally stationary but yielding fulcrum for said lever.

l5. The combination, with a platen, of a pattern; a follower mounted for universal movement and having a tip to trace the outline of the pattern; said tip being freely movable in all directions; a connector attached to said follower by a universal joint or connection; a pivoted lever actuated by the connector; and means actuated by said lever for controlling the movements of the platen.

16. The combination, with a platen, of a swinging follower mounted for rising and falling movements; a connector cooperating With said follower; a pivoted lever actuated by said connector and havin ga socket at one end; and

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a rod having a rounded end fitted into said socket, said rod contacting the platen to actuate the same.

17. The combination, with a platen having gear-surfaces, of a follower; gears coacting with said gear-surfaces; a shaft on which the gears are mounted; a lever pivoted to the shaft and connected with the follower and a pattern with which said follower cooperates.

18. Thercombination, with a platen having gear-surfaces, of gearing for engaging said surfaces and supporting the platen; a pattern; a follower; and means intermediate the follower and the gearing for actu ating said gearing to move the platen.

19. The combination, with a platen, of a lever; a yielding fulcrum therefor normally held in one position; a pattern; a follower; and means connecting said follower and lever and adapted to actuate said platen.

20. The combination, with a platen having racks, of a shaft having gearing in engagement with said racks and serving as a support for the platen; a pattern; a follower; and means intermediate the shaft and follower and connected with each for rocking the shaft.

21. The combination, with a platen, of a pattern; a two-part follower mounted for universal movements and having a tip movable independently of the other portion adapted to trace the outline of said pattern; a connector attached to the tip portion; devices intermediate the connector and platen for raising the platen; and `means independent of the raising device and connected with the follower for reciprocating said'platen.

22. The combination, with a platen chambered'on itsunder side, of a rod having ballshaped ends, one of said ends being received in the chamber of the platen; a lever having a socket to receive the other end of said rod; y

a follower; and intermediate connections between said follower and said lever.

23. The combination, with a platen chambered on its under side, of a rod one end of which enters the chamber of said platen; a pivoted reciprocatory lever having a socket in which the other end of said rod is received; an adjustable connector having a socket to receive the rounded end of said lever; a follower universally connected with said connector; and a pattern with which saidv follower cooperates.

24. The combination, with framework, of a platen having racks; a device carrying gears for engaging said racks; a pattern; a follower cooperating with said pattern; and means intermediate the follower and device for moving the gear-carrying device longitudinally v and therebycausinga movement of the platen.

25. The combination, with a platen having racks on its under surface, of a horizontal` shaft journaled in a bearing of the frame,Y

said shaft carrying gear-teeth; a collar connected to one end of said shaft; a pattern; a

follower; and a lever intermediate the follower and the collar for rocking the shaft.

26. The combination, with a platen, of a shaft geared thereto; a pattern; a follower; and universal conneetions'between the follower and shaft for rocking the shaft and reciprocating it longitudinally. i

27.v The combination, with a platen having gear-surfaces, of a shaft geared with the platen; means connecting said shaft and said platen for reciprocatory movement and adapted to constrain said shaft and platen to reciprocate together; a pattern; a follower; and means intermediate the follower and the shaft for rocking the shaft and reciprocating it longitudinally.

28. The combination,with aplaten having racks on its under surface, of a shaft mounted in a bearing of the framework and geared with said racks; means for connecting the platen and shaft for united reciprocatory movements; a follower; and universal connections between the followerand shaft for rocking and reciprocating said shaft.

29. The combination, with a platen having gear-surfaces, of a shaft geared with said platen; means connecting the shaft and platen; means for rocking and reciprocating the shaft; a follower cooperating with said last-mentioned means; and a pattern the outline of which is traced by the follower.

3 0. The combination, with a platen, of means for supporting the work thereon, a tool for operating on the same; a'pattern; a

, follower for tracing the outline of said pattern; an adjustable connector operated by said follower; a lever to which said connector is universally connected; means controlled by said lever for raising the platen; and means controlled by the follower for reciprocating said platen.

31. The combination, with a platen, of a cutting-tool; means for actuating said tool; a follower-rod having a ball-shaped portion nearits upper end; a socket on the framework, for receiving said ball-shaped portion; ya follower; and universal connections from both rod and follower to said platen.

32. The combination, with a platen having gear-surfaces, of a device vmounted for rocking movements in the frame and geared with and furnishing su pportfor said platen; 4a follower-rod; a follower thereon; and 'connecltions between said follower-rod and the device for rocking said device and thereby actuating the platen.

33. The combination with framework, of platen-supporting means on the framework; a platen supported bysaid means to rock and move laterally; a pattern; a follower; and

means intermediate the follower and thev IOO mally retaining it in one position,one of said supporting means being movable to raise the platen to another position; afollower; a pattern; and a device intermediate the follower and the last-named supporting means for actuating said platen.

The combination with a platen supported to rock and move laterally, of a cutterhead carrying a tool; a pattern; a follower; and means controlled by the movement of the follower for rocking and laterally moving the platen relatively to the tool, and thereby causing the tool to form a design, conforming to that of the pattern, upon the work carried by the platen.

3G. The combination, with framework, of a platen having an opening and fitted thereon; a work-support adjustably connected to said platen; a rod mounted for universal movements on the framework; afollower slidingly connected to said rod; a pattern with which said follower cooperates; and separate intermediate devices connecting both the rod and follower with the platen, whereby said platen is made to conform to the movements of the follower.

37. The combination, with framework having a standard, of a platen having an opening in which said standard is loosely received; a shoe carrying a socket adjustably connected to an extension of said standard; a rod having a ball-shaped portion yieldingly secured in said socket; a follower slidingly mounted on said rod; a pattern with which said follower coperates; and universal connections between the follower and the platen.

38. The combination, with framework having an upright portion, of a platen loosely fitted on said portion; a socket carried by the upper portion of the framework; a rod carrying a ballshaped portion fitted into said socket; a spring cooperating with the socket and ball-shaped portion; afollower mounted for sliding movements ou said rod; an adjustable connector universallyconnected with the follower' and carrying a socket at one end; a lever having a universal connection with said socket; and means controlled by said lever for actuating the platen.

39. The combination, with framework, ot' a platen mounted for universal movements thereon; a pattern; a reciprocatory follower carrying a socket; a connector universally mounted in said socket; a lever having a ballshaped end universally connected with said connector; and universal connections between said lever and said platen.

40. The combination, with framework, of a platen; means for elevating one side of said platen; means for longitudinally and laterally reciprocating the platen which also furnishes support therefor; a pattern; and adjustable connections intermediate the pattern and the reciprocating means for actuating the latter.

4l. The combination, with framework having an extension, of an adjustable shoe carrying a socket on said extension; a two-part pattern-follower, a member of which carries a ball for cooperating with said socket; a spring for retaining said ball in the socket; a follower-tip carried by said member; a platen movably mounted upon the framework and connections between the follower and the platen.

42. The combination, with framework having an extension, and a platen mounted on said framework, of a two-part pattern-follower, a member of which is universally connected with said extension; a follower-tip mounted for reciprocation on said member; and separate means connecting both parts of the pattern-follower with the platen.

43. The combination, with framework, of a platen having racks on its under surface; a rod; a swivel in which said rod is mounted; a shaft having gear-segments for engaging with said racks; and means connecting said swivel and said shaft.

44. The combination, with a platen having racks, of a shaft geared with said racks and connected with the platen to reciprocate the same; a rod; a swivel in which said rod is mounted; a follower-tip in connection with said rod; and a connector between the swivel and the shaft.

45. The combination, with a platen having gear-surfaces, of a hollow shaft having gearsurfaces coperating with said surfaces on the platen; a connection between said shaft and platen; a follower; a pattern; and means intermediate said follower and shaft for actnating said platen.

46. The combination, with a platen, of a lever carrying a swivel; a two-part pattern-follower, a member of which is carried by said swivel; a follower tip movable upon said member; and separate connections between both parts of the follower and platen.

47. The combination, with a platen, of a lever carrying an adjustable swivel; a connection between the lever and platen; a followerrod mounted in an eye of the swivel; and a follower-tip movable upon said rod; and an adjustable connection between the follower and platen.

4S. The combination, with a platen, of a slotted lever; means intermediate the lever and platen; a swivel adjustably mounted in the slot ot' said lever; a follower-rod carried by said swivel; a follower-tip movable upon the rod; and a pattern cooperating with the follower.

49. The combination, with a platen, of a device geared thereto; a lever carried by said device; a swivel attached to the lever; and a rod carried by the swivel.

50. The combination, with a platen having a gear-surface, of a shaft having a gear-snrface, said shaft being grooved near one end; a device carried by the platen and fitting into the groove of the shaft; and means for rocking and for reciprocating the shaft and thereby actuating the platen.

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hollow shaft for controlling the voperation ofsaid platen, and means for actuating said shaft connected to a yielding member eX- tending within the shaft.

54. The combination, with a platen, of a hollow shaft geared with the platenand connected therewith, and means for actuating the shaft to impart reciproeatory movements to the platen connected by a universal joint to a member extending within the shaft.

55. The combination., with a platen, of a hollow shaft geared therewith and connected thereto; yieldingv devices located within the shaft; and means for actuating the platen connected to said devices.

56. The combination, with a platen, of a hollow shaft connected thereto; a sind carried by the frame and projecting into said shaft; a rod passing through vsaid stud; a sleeve surrounding said rod; a spring bearconnected to the rod to reciprocate the shaft and its connected platen.

57. The combinatiomwith a platen,of a

' hollow shaft connected therewith; a stud on the frame, projecting into said shaft; a rod passing through said stud; a coiled spring bearing at one end againsta stop on said rod and at its other end against said stud; a

' sleeve surrounding the rod and received at one extremity in a socket of the stud; and means connected to said rod for actuating the platen.

58. The combination, with a platen, of aV hollow shaft geared thereto and connected therewith; a stud on the frame, projecting into said shaft; a rod located in said shaft; a coiled spring bearing against one end of the rod and said stud; a sleeve surrounding the rod and having a rounded end adapted to be received in a socket of the stud; a collar secured to the end of the shaft; a lever` pivoted to said collar; and a device connecting said lever and said rod.

59. The combination, with a platen, of a hollow shaft mounted in a bearing of the framework and adapted for rocking and reciprocatory movements in said bearing; a gib projecting from the platen and entering a groove in the shaft; a stud projecting from.

the frame into saidshaft, said stud having a socket; a rod passing through said stud andspring-actnated in one direction; asleeve surrounding the rod and having a rounded ing against one end of said rod; and meansv end to t the socket of said stud; a ,collar mon-nted at one end of the shaft; alever piv-` oted to said collar; and Aa device carried by` said lever and universally connected with said rod.

60. The combination, with framework, of

a platen loosely mounted thereon; a shaft mounted in a bearing of the framework; a gib projecting from the platen and entering a groove in the shaft.; gearing between said shaft and platen; a stud prpjecting from the frame and enteringthe shaft;l a rod passing Athrough said stud; a coiled spring surrounding said rod and Abearing at one end against the stud and at its opposite end againstanut on the rod; a sleeve also surrounding said rod and fitted at one end intoasocket of said stud; a collar attached to the end of the shaft; a lever pivoted to said collar; and an adjustable device carried by said lever and having a socket to receive a ball on the end of said rod. l

6l. The combination, with a platen, of a head mounted for swinging movement on the framework; tools carried by said head; a device for latching said head when a tool is in position for operation upon the work; means for releasing the latching device; and means for swinging said head, when the latch is released to bring another tool toward a position for operation.

62. The combination, with a platen, of a head pivoted to the framework; a geared spindle carrying a roughing-out tool, journaled in said head; a geared spindle carrying atinishing-tool, journaled in said head; means for latching the headin either of its extreme positions; ymeans for releasing the latching devices; and a springfor swinging said head when a latch is released.

63. The combination, with framework, of a pivoted head; chuck-spindles mountedy in said head; a friction-gear carried by each of said spindles; a friction-driver carried by a shaft, journaled in bearings of the frame- -work; catches carried by the head; latches coperating with said catches; and a spring for swinging the head when one of said latches is released. v

64. The combination, with framework, of a tool-carrying head'monnted forv swinging movement thereon and carrying a pair. of

catches; a pair of latches for engaging said catches; a lever for releasing said latches; and means for swinging the head when one of the latches is released.

6'5. The combination, withv framework, o a head movablyvmonnted thereon; chuckspindles journaled in said head and-carrying friction-gears; a friction-driver journaled on a shaft, mounted in bearings of the head; means for latching the head to hold one of the gears on a spindle thereof into engagement with said friction-driver; means for'releasing the head; and means for swinging said head to throw said friction-gear out of .engagement with said driver.

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6G. The combination, with framework, of a tool-carrying head mounted for swinging movement. thereon; a catch projecting from each side of said head; latches pivoted to the framework on each side thereof and adapted to coperate with the catches of the head; a pivoted lever for actuating said latches; and means for swinging the head when one of the latches is released.

G7. The combination, with framework, of a head mounted for swinging movement thereon and carrying at each side a catch; tool-spindles mounted for rotation in said head; latches for engaging the catches of the head and securing said head in either one or another position; means for releasing said latches as desired; and means for swinging the head after the latch engaging the same has been released.

68. The combination, with framework, of a tool-carrying head pivoted thereto; a catch secured to each side of said head; pivoted latches mounted on the framework and cooperating with said catches; and a lever for releasing said latches.

69. rlhe combination, with framework, of a head mounted 4for swinging movement thereon and carrying catches; tool-carrying spindles journaled in said head and movable therewith; means for driving said spindles; means for latching and releasing the head; and means for swinging the head when a latch is released.

70. The combination, with framework, of a head pivoted thereto; chuck spindles mounted in bearings of the head; a gear carried by each of said chuck-spindles; a driving-gear; a shaft mounted in bearings of the framework and carrying said driving-gear; means for actuating said shaft; latches for holding the head in either of its extreme positions; means for releasing said latches; and means for swinging the head when one of the latches is released.

71. A platen having an offset portion with a chambered extension, combined with a table for supporting the work; and means entering the chambered extension and adapted to raise the platen and having a universal connection therewith to permit lateral movement.

72. The combination, with a platen mounted for universal movements on the frame, of a device passing through the frame and geared with said platen; a lever for rocking and reciprocating said device; a swivel secured to said lever; a sleeve having ball-bea rings carried by the swivel; a pattern; a follower; and intermediate devices connecting the swivel and follower.

73. The combination, with a work-support, of a pattern-follower including a rod for actuating the work-support, said pattern-follower rod being carried by a swivel having ball-bearings, and connections between the swivel and work-support.

74. The combination, with a work-support,

of a pattern-follower including a rod for actuating the work-support, said pattern-follower rod being carried by an adjustablymounted swivel, a sleeve having ball-bearings pivoted to said swivel; and connections between thc sleeve and work-support.

75. The combination, with a platen, of a rotary tool-spindle; a rocking and longitudinally-movable device in engagementwith the platen; a lever; and connections for actuating said device; a swivel carried by the lever; a sleeve having ball-bearings pivoted to the swivel; a bolt passing through said sleeve and secured to the lever; a follower comprising a rod and a follower-tip, said rod being fitted to the swivel; said follower-tip adapted to be freely movable on said rod; and a pattern cooperating with the follower.

'76. The combination, with aplaten having a central opening and equipped with gearsurfaces on its under side, of a hollow shaft having gear-surfaces intermeshing with those of the platen; means for locking said shaft and the platen together for longitudinal movement; a collar secured to the shaft; a lever pivoted to said collar and carrying at one end a bolt; a sleeve having ballbearings fitted between anges on said bolt; a swivel having conical surfaces in contact with other ball-bearings on said sleeve; a follower comprising a rod and a follower-tip, said rod being secured to the swivel; a chucksleeve mounted for sliding movement on said rod and carrying the follower-tip; a pattern with which said follower cooperates; a connector having a ball-and-socket connection with said chuck-sleeve; a lever having a balland-socket connection with said connector; and means actuated by the lever for raising the platen.

77. The combination, with a bed-plate having ways, of interchangeable patterns carried by slides adapted to be received in said Ways; a platen mounted for universal movements on the frame and having a chambered extension; a work-support carried by the platen; a follower` having a socket; a connector carrying a ball adapted to be received in said socket; a lever pivoted to the under side of the frame and having universal connection at one end with said connector; and a rod having ball-shaped ends one of which is received in a socket in said lever and the other in the chambered extension of the platen.

78. rlhe combination, with aplaten mounted for universal movements, of apattern, and a follower comprising a rod, and a followertip sleeved upon said rod a sleeve at the upper part of said rod andhavingaball-shaped end; a socket adjustably connected with the frame and with which the ball-shaped end of said sleeve engages; and a bowed leaf-spring for holding the ball on said sleeve in place in said socket.

79. The combination, with a frame having an upright extension provided with ways, of a shoe adj ustably mounted on said ways and ICO IIO

necting-the follower with-said platen; and-a' pattern with which the follower cooperates.

80. The combination, with a platen, of a follower comprising a rod havinga universal connection at its upper end with a shoe on the frame and a follower-tip slidingly mounted on said rod; chucks securedto the'rod at an intermediate point in-its length a swivel having an eye through which the sleeve connectingsaid chucks passes; means for con-.

necting said swivel with the platen; and means for connecting the follower-tip with said platen.

8l. The combination, with framework, of a platen having a series of -racks on its under side; a gib secured to said platen; a hollow shaft mounted in a bearing of the framework and having a groove Vin which said gib is received; a .collar secured to the end of said shaft; a lever pivoted to said collar; an adjustable plate having a ball-socket attached to said lever; a rod having a ball on its end adapted to fit the socket in said plate; a-

spring on said rod; a stud'fitted on the frame and projectingwithin the shaft; a sleeve sur rounding the rod andhaving one end rounded to iit a socket in the stud; a swivel having abolt fitted in a longitudinal slot of the lever, attached to said sleeve; a sleeve mounted on said bolt and having ball-bearings; a follower-rod secured in an eye of the swivel; a chuck-sleeve carryinga follower-tip mounted for sliding movements onsaid rod; a socket at one end of said chuck-sleeve a connector having a ball adapted to be received` in said socket; a lever pivoted to the framework and having a long arm with a ballshaped end received into a socket at one end of said connector; a universal connection between the short end of said' lever and the platen; and a pattern cooperating with the follower.

82. The combination, with a platen mounted for rising-and-falling movements, of rods secured to said platenand projecting through openings in the frame; springs surrounding said rods and pressing at one end against the frame and at the other end against nuts on said rods; a pivoted lever mounted for reciprocatory movement on the frame and having a socket at one end; means for actuating said lever; anda rod having ball-shaped ends con-v necting said lever with the' platen.v

83. The combination, with a platen, of means for actuating said platen; a follower for operating said actuating means; a pattern; a swinging head mounted inthe framework and carrying a pair of separated chuck-spindles; roughing-out and 1finishing tools respectively mounted in saidchuck-spindles; gearing on the chuck-spindles; and a drivingwheel journaled on a shaft mounted inbearings of the frame; so located that the gearing on either chuck-spindle may be brought opposite and in contact-with its side face by swinging the head.-

84.v The combination, with a platen carrying a work support, of a pivoted head; chuck-spindles carrying, respectively, roughing-out andnishing tools journaled in'said head; means for latching the head in either ofits extreme positions; friction gear-wheels carried by the chuck-spindles; a largefricvtion-gear in engagement with the gear-wheels on said chuck-spindles; and a pair of springs coperating with the head.

` 85. The combination, with a platen, of a pivoted lever; connections between said platen and said lever for raising said platen; stops for limiting the movement of said lever; a connector, formed of adjustable sections, in engagement with one end of lsaid lever; a follower universally'jointed to said connector; and a pattern coperating with said follower. 86. The combination, with a vertical frame having an extension, ofl a platen fitted over said frame; racks mounted on the under surface of-the platen; a geared shaft in engagement with said racks; a connection between the platen and shaft, whereby when theshaft is moved endwise the platen will be carriedV with it; a device for moving the shaft longitudinally and for rocking it; a pattern; a follower; and means connecting saidfollower withthe shaft-operating devices.

.87. The combination with a follower-tip adapted to be moved in an axial direction and transversely to its axis, of a platen adapted to be reciprocated and to be rocked; means actuated on the transverse movement of the follower-tip to reciprocate said platen; and means actuated on the axial movement of the follower-tip to rock saidplaten.

WALTER E. CRANE.

Witnesses:

`J. S. MAorAlRsH, WILLIAM FENDER. 

